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2019 Family Newsletter

ST. PAUL ’S LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL

Sunday School Fall Rally Sundae Sunday— September 8

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What do you do when you can’t sleep at night?

Drink a glass of milk? Switch to a different bed? Read a book? Watch TV? Do a breathing or relaxation exercise? Or the traditional way – count sheep?

Growing up, whenever I couldn’t sleep, my parents would give me a cup of warm milk to drink. That helped me fall asleep right away. It wasn’t until later in my life that I learned from a TV commercial to count sheep. I don’t really understand the science behind it. I guess that we can get bored easily by counting sheep. When we are bored, we fall into asleep.

Well, this trick doesn’t work for me very well. Because I have Attention Deficit Disorder, my mind would have gone to a wonderland before I even made it to more than 20 sheep jumping over the fence.

Now, whenever I struggle with falling asleep, I would just get out of bed and turn on TV in my living room. Then I would watch some boring programs until I would eventually fall into sleep. This is not a very good way of doing it because I would feel tired the next day.

Do you know that Apostle Paul has a simple but profound solution for us? He says in Philippians 4:6–7, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Isn’t that very true that, whenever you have a hard time falling asleep, something is bothering you. It can be a job, finance, relationship, or health-related issue or a combination of anything above. Because they have troubled us so much, even when our body is tired, our mind is still restless. As a result, we toss and turn all night long.

What is St. Paul telling us in these verses? Do not be anxious about anything!

How do we not worry? By bringing all our concerns to God.

Furthermore, as we pray, we need to bring our prayer and supplication with thanksgiving.

Why? Worries make us sad, depressed and negative. However, thanksgiving helps us see the things in a positive and encouraging way.

We thank God because He is a faithful God. He keeps His promises. He listens to our prayers and answers them. He takes good care of us out of His fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in us. Thanksgiving helps us remember what God has done and that brings joy into our hearts.

St. Paul says in Romans 8:32, “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?”

Therefore, instead of counting sheep, I’ve started counting all the good things God has done for me.

I thank God for my wife, my kids, my parents, my siblings, my house and car, my job… and then I even I thank God for all the problems that I had in the past and the struggles, and challenges I will face tomorrow. I know He will not forsake nor leave me. His grace is always sufficient for me.

All this gives me the peace that I need, and I can go back to sleep with joy in my heart. Why don’t you give it a try?

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2019 IDW Sr Youth Gathering - "FOUNDATIONS PREPARED"

Join Senior High Youth from across Iowa District West for a weekend of faith, fellowship and fun! Who: 9th-12th graders When: November 15-17, 2019 Where: Des Moines, IA Cost: $235/person Registration forms needed to be submitted by Sept. 22.

2019 IDW Jr Youth Gathering - "COME TO THE TABLE" Join Junior High Youth from across Iowa District West for a weekend of

faith, fellowship and fun!

Who: 6th, 7th, or 8th graders

When: October 19-20, 2019

Where: West Des Moines, Iowa

Cost: $150/person

Registration forms needed to be submitted by Sept. 22.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES

YOUTH GATHERING Reminders (for those attending)

When: 6 p.m. Oct. 25

Where: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church parking lot, corner of Seventh and Jennings sts. (across from Sugar Shack)

Cars will be decorated. At each car, you can walk around in your costume to get your treat.

Can I dress up? Absolutely. We remind you this is a kid-friendly event. Please try to stray from scary and obscene costumes.

For more information on this and other St. Paul’s events visit our website at

www.siouxcitystpauls.org/ or our Facebook page at facebook.com/stpaulsLutheranChurchSchool.

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Dear Friends in Christ,

Happy fall you all!!! I can’t believe we are already to the first day of fall. That first month of school just flew by. I hope you have received your mid-quarter report from your child’s teacher. Please, touch base with them if they haven’t reached out to you. We want to be a blessing to you as your child is to us.

We are very thankful that God brought you to St. Paul’s Lutheran School. “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of our partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:3-5

Please, put these dates on your calendar:

Oct. 2 – Healthiest State Walk (9:15 AM) **Fill out permission slip. Come walk with us!!! Oct. 3 - Pinocchio (9:30 AM/Drivers needed!) Morningside College **permission slip

coming

Oct. 4 – Picture day (Younger siblings may have their picture taken also @8:30 AM) Oct. 8 – All Krispy Kreme Doughnut orders are due!!! Oct. 9-11 – NO SCHOOL/Teachers in St. Louis, MO for Lutheran Teachers Convocation (Pray for safe travel for the teachers.) Oct. 15 – Delivery Day for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Oct. 20 – Roller-skating @ Rollerama (3:00-5:00 PM)/$5 ea. Everyone is welcome! Oct. 31 –1:00 PM Fall Party/Gym Nov. 1 – Early Out 1:00 PM/Teacher Workshop Nov. 8 – Early Out 1:00 PM/Parent-Teacher Conferences

Our offerings for September through October will go St. Paul’s Lutheran Adopt-a-Student Fund. We are also collecting cleaning supplies & paper goods for the Domestic Violence victims. Please, pray for these missions and consider sending a weekly offering with your child on Wednesday, so they may put it in the offering plate.

Thank you to all who came to Open House. I hope you made some new connections and gained new info. Enjoy the beautiful fall weather with your family!

A Fellow Worker in Christ, Alyce Strong Davis

Hy-Vee Receipts Program Hy-Vee Receipts Program: Keep saving your

Hy-Vee receipts (also includes prescription receipts but excludes receipts on

gas and stamps) now through April 26, 2020. Drop-offs are located in the

church office or in the church or can be sent with St. Paul's students. The

receipts accepted are the receipts from the four Sioux City Hy-Vee locations

and the South Sioux City Hy-Vee location. Thanks for your support.

Support our school with Scrip! How it works ...You buy gift cards from the school, and the school earns money. We carry a

variety of cards in the office. To order, call Sarah Gunn at (712) 223-1238 or stop in the

church office. Orders placed by noon Oct. 18 may be picked up Thursday, Oct. 24. Scrip is a

year-long fundraising program that supports St. Paul’s Lutheran School and its families.

Scrip cards are simply purchased for everyday expenses, such as food, clothing, gifts, gas,

etc. To order go to www.shopwithscrip.com or stop in the office.

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ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL

SCHOOL CALENDAR

August 15 Staff In-service/Preparation

August 16 Registration – 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

August 23 First Day of School

August 30 Early Out – 1:00 p.m.

September 2 Holiday – Labor Day

October 9-11 LEA Convocation—St. Louis, MO

No School

October 29 End of 1st 9 weeks – 45 days

November 1 Dismiss at 1:00 p.m. – Teacher In-service

November 8 1st Quarter Parent Teacher Conferences

Dismiss at 1:00 p.m.

November 27 Early Out - 1:00 p.m.

November 28-29 Holiday – Thanksgiving

December 20 Last Day of Classes before Christmas Break

Early Out – 1:00 p.m.

December 25 Holiday – Christmas

January 1 Holiday – New Year’s Day

January 6 Resume Classes

January 16 End of 2nd 9 weeks – 45 days

Early Out —1:00 p.m.— Teacher In-service

January 17 Early Out —1:00 p.m.—Teacher In-service

February 28 No School

March 23 End of 3rd 9 weeks – 45 days

Dismiss at 1:00 p.m. – Teacher In-service

March 30 3rd Quarter Parent Teacher Conferences

Dismiss at 1:00 p.m.

April 9-13 Easter Break

May 22 Early Out – 1:00 p.m.

May 25 Memorial Day

May 28 End of 4th 9 weeks – 44 days

Last Day of School – Dismiss at 1:00 p.m.

May 29 Snow Make Up Day or Teacher Workday

June 1 Possible Snow Makeup Day

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization September update

Over 60 Lutheran families were awarded approximately $60,000 this summer in tuition assistance

for the 2019-2020 school year at our Iowa Lutheran elementary and secondary schools. The total

amount awarded in 2019 was $760,000.

ILSTO’s maximum amount of donations increased from $806,000 in 2018 to $851,000 for 2019.

We did not, however, reach our goal in 2018. To date, ILSTO has reached 20 percent of the goal.

Along with cash donations please be aware of the following way to donate to ILSTO:

1) A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 70 1/2 years old or older to

donate up to $100,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of

taking their required minimum distributions. As a result, donors may avoid being pushed into

higher income tax brackets.

2) Stock donations in which the donor receives appreciated stock value for the donation of the

stock for both the Iowa tuition credit and charitable donation for federal tax purposes. The

donor does not recognize the gain from the sale of the stock for federal or state income tax

purposes.

Always check with your tax advisor for your particular situation. For more information, contact Lon

Stuhr at (712) 276-6628 or Dewey Torkelson at (712) 260-2991.

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(If you see any discrepancy in names, day or years in our birthday or anniversary list,

please let the church office know, so we may update our records.)

10/06 Lyle and Tina Listamann 12

10/08 Jerry and Lynette Kroeger 42

10/08 Donne and Marian Schuldt 42

10/09 Tim and Janet Black 37

10/10 Jason and Amber Gilmore 10

10/10 Steven and Jana McKay 10

10/11 Austin and KC Jager 11

10/12 Richard Grothaus &

Leticia Robles 14

10/13 John and Angela Windle 18

10/14 Chris and Liz Hannemann 19

10/17 Jeff and Laurie Baldwin 21

10/19 John and Julie Kollman 51

10/20 Jason and Amy Sulzbach 13

10/21 Jason and Jackie Marrinan 18

10/22 James and Niki Knowles 8

10/22 Anthony and Cynthia Olson 36

10/31 Dennis and Lavonne Harwood 47

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10/01

Tara Felix

Shamayne Frank

10/02

Brian Erickson

Jaden Koll

Jeff Wiese

10/03

Alex Junck

Jacob Wagner

10/04

Sandra Bock

Sharon Godwin

10/07

Eugene Dirks

Dorothy Krom

Wade Schuldt

10/08

Linda Collins

Dru Dixon

Doug Lehr

Toni Paul

Amber Wilkinson

10/09

Karen Baker

Keith Grauer

10/10

Stanley Petersen

10/11

Carter Bertrand

Cole Bertrand

Chase Abbe

Bernice Johnsen

Lyle Listamann

Jana McKay

10/12

Kamryn Behrens

Frank Heeren Jr.

Lila Jurries

10/13

Alyna Burke

Caroline Gomez

10/14

Avery Herfel

Roy Sampson

Holden Schweigert

10/15

Cora Black

Marilyn Monlux

Jason Sulzbach

Travis Behrens

10/16

Max Comeaux

Nadia Tuttle

Beau Wagner

10/17

Nathaniel Speth

Hope Wagner

10/18

Valerie Lethcoe

10/19

Ashley Searls

Kinlie Wingert

10/20

Joe Sulzbach

10/21

Jeff Arndt

Nathan Rodenburg

10/22

Karen Fluent

Vicky Johnson

Lindsay Kratochvil

Shari Tramp

Danielle Wiese

10/23

Jennifer Popken

10/24

Emily Tyger

10/25

Daniel Martin

10/26

Lillian Gardner

Gina Mc Bride

10/27

Kevin Bock lll

Jackson Haller

10/28

Virginia Martinez

10/29

Caitlyn Haller

Trishia Martinez

10/30

Michael Mertens

Steve Rogers

Jessica Wilcox

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Support Our Missionaries

Rev. Shauen & Krista Trump (www.TheTrumps.org)

Rev. Charles & Connie Cortright (charles.cortright@lcms.org

Rev. Tim & Lisa Beckendorf (tbeckendorf@LBT.org)

Rev. Henry & Ruthie Witte

Notes from St. Paul’s

Evangelism Hello Everyone, Are you living as Children of the Light? I have to admit that I have had

trouble living for God's Light. I had anger and rage when I was working my last job. And I realize now, I was not living in God’s Light. That is why now I want my family, people

outside this world to see me living the light. Oh, I know, I will stumble and fall. But thank God, I have Jesus to rescue me. Let's show the world who we are. And just a reminder we

have Trunk and Treat this month on the 25th at 6 p.m. God’s Blessings — Evangelism Committee, Marlis Hilden

Blood Pressures Mary Haller and Janet Black will be taking blood pressures at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13

in the back of the church. Be sure to get yours checked!!

Mercy Meals of Siouxland

Regular packaging events will be held at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Faith Lutheran Church. For more information, contact Larry Joines at (712) 258-0808.

Mercy Meals relies on the generosity of donors to purchase materials and supplies to provide rice/soy meals and the Gospel to hungry and starving children in the U.S. and worldwide.

Friends of Christ Club

Harvest Party and Games — Guest Night 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at St. Paul’s Parish Hall

Potluck Supper — Bring something to share and your own table service.

Main Street Living — Local Lutheran Worship “This is the Life,” followed by Lutheran Worship Service, led by local LCMS pastors.

10 a.m. Sunday mornings on KCAU Channel 9. Watch these programs on demand at mainstreetliving.com.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Fundraiser Are you craving a Krispy Kreme doughnut? St. Paul’s students are selling Krispy Kreme

doughnuts now through Oct. 8, with a pick-up date of Oct. 15. The money raised will go

toward new gym equipment. You may place your order from a student or stop in the church

office.

Young at Heart Club

“Young at Heart Club” will meet for a noon "potluck meal" Sunday, Oct. 20, after the

late service in the church basement "fellowship hall". Bring your favorite potluck dish

and join us for a great meal and fellowship. — The Committee

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” (Colossians 3:23)

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STAMPS FOR MISSIONS

St. Paul’s Lutheran Women’s League Sept. 5, 2019

Hostess for the September meeting was Vernice Seebach, assisted by Carolyn Stuhr. There were 6 members and Pastor Kenny present.

Carolyn opened with a reading entitled “Toil or Pleasure”. Pastor’s devotion was on Life Situations-Continue to be faithful.

We sang Happy Birthday to Carolyn Stuhr.

The Secretary and Treasurer’s report were accepted.

Circle Reports: Anna Circle – Making Quilts Elizabeth Circle – Prayer Chain Mary/Martha Circle will meet at Eastside Perkins at 6:00 p.m. Vernice thanked Joyce and Marlene for doing the secretary duties during her absence.

Old Business: The Fall Rally will be held at Redeemer on September 14th.

New Business: The Spring Rally will be hosted by St. Paul’s in April. Details to follow.

We sang “Jesus Shall Reign” and “Jesus Savior Pilot Me”.

The meeting was adjourned. We closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully Submitted, Vernice Seebach, Secretary

As the holiday season will soon be upon us, please save your — STAMPS FOR MISSIONS!! There has been a change in the collection of Stamps for Missions. They are NO LONGER taking all kinds of stamps. We will be ONLY collecting the following kinds of stamps. 1. Commemorative 2. High Value (over 50 cents) 3. Foreign 4. Any unusual stamps, Special Delivery, etc. 5. Hunting/Duck/Migratory Bird/Department of Interior (All are large and sell for $2.00 or more) 6. Coil stamps with very small plate number NO MORE CHRISTMAS OR LOVE OR COIL (ONLY THOSE WITH PLATE NUMBERS), COMMON STAMPS. All stamps must be as perfect as possible. DO NOT tear from envelopes, cut around them leaving at least 1/4 inch, do not cut perforations. We want to thank all of you who have been so faithful saving the ones you have and hope you will continue with the ones recommended.

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October 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

* Education Hour:

High School Bible

Study, two adult

Bible Studies, Praise

Team, and Sunday

School, all at 9:30

a.m.

1 6:30 p.m. Parish

Planning Meeting

2 9:30 a.m.

Lamplighters at St.

Paul’s

5 p.m. Confirmation

3 8:30 a.m. Bible

Study, Fellowship

Hall

1 p.m. Women’s

League

7 p.m. Bible Study

at Pastor’s home

4 5 6 p.m. Worship/

Communion

6 8:15 a.m. Worship/

Communion

9:30 a.m. Education

Hour*

10:45 a.m. Worship/

Communion

5 p.m. Elders Mtg.

7 8 9 5 p.m. Confirmation

10 8:30 a.m. Bible

Study, Fellowship

Hall

7 p.m. Bible Study

at Pastor’s home

11 12 6 p.m. Worship

13 8:15 a.m. Worship

9:30 a.m. Blood

Pressures

9:30 a.m. Education

Hour*

10:45 a.m. Worship

14 9 a.m. Sewing

6:30 p.m. Trustees

Meeting

15 7 p.m. Board of Ed

meeting

16 5 p.m. Confirmation

17 8:30 a.m. Bible

Study, Fellowship

Hall

7 p.m. Bible Study

at Pastor’s home

18 19 6 p.m. Worship/

Communion

20 8:15 a.m. Worship/

Communion

9:30 a.m. Education

Hour*

10:45 a.m. Worship/

Communion

Noon, Young at

Heart Club

21 6 p.m. Mary Martha

Circle

22 23 5 p.m. Confirmation

24 8:30 a.m. Bible

Study, Fellowship

Hall

7 p.m. Bible Study

at Pastor’s home

25 6 p.m. Trunk or

Treat

26 6 p.m. Worship

27 8:15 a.m. Worship

9:30 a.m. Education

Hour*

10:45 a.m. Worship

5 p.m. Friends of

Christ Club

28 9 a.m. Sewing

29 30 5 p.m. Confirmation

31 8:30 a.m. Bible

Study, Fellowship

Hall

7 p.m. Bible Study

at Pastor’s home

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LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES

The Lamplighters volunteer their time to share Christ’s Gospel message of compassion and

love with people in care facilities in the Siouxland area.

2019 Outreach Opportunities at St. Paul’s

Month Events Dates Group January Women's Shelter Month of January St. Paul’s School

Lamplighters

February Her Health Month of February Social Concern

Soup Kitchen Feb. 25 & 26

Lamplighters

March Lamplighters at St. Paul’s March 6

April Easter Egg Hunt April 13 Fellowship Club

Lamplighters at Trinity April 3

May Soles 4 Souls Month of May Social Concern

Lamplighters at Calvary May 1

Soup Kitchen May 28

June Block Party June 9 Evangelism Committee

V.B.S. June 10-14 Sunday School

Lamplighters at Concordia June 5

July Lamplighters at Faith July 3

August Soup Kitchen Aug. 26 & 27

Lamplighters at Hope Aug. 7

September “Moving On” baskets for CSADV

Month of September Social Concern

Friendship Sunday Sept. 21-22 Evangelism Committee

Lamplighters at Redeemer Sept. 4

October Trunk or Treat 6 p.m. Oct. 25 Evangelism Committee

Lamplighters at St. Paul’s Oct. 2

November Dried food for Gospel Mission Month of November Social Concern

Soup Kitchen Nov. 25 & 26

Lamplighters at Trinity Nov. 6

December Mittens & Hats for Women’s Shelter

Month of December St. Paul’s School

Lamplighters at Calvary Dec. 5

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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

612 Jennings St.

Sioux City, IA 51101-1820

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Church Office 252-0338

School Office 258-6325

Email: mychurch@cableone.net

Websites: Church: www.siouxcitystpauls.org

School: www.splssiouxcity.org

OCTOBER 2019 Newsletter

Ushers for October Servants for the Month of October Altar Guild:

Laurie Baldwin

Deb Durio

Elders:

Sat., 6:00 p.m.: Randy Johnson

Sun., 8:15 a.m.: Dennis Hageman &

Daryl Heimgartner

Sun., 10:45 a.m.: Don Lantis &

Frank Tenuta

10/06 1st Service Steve Segebart Team

2nd Service Randy Johnson Team

10/13 1st Service Dallas Schulz Team

2nd Service Mike Popken Team

10/20 1st Service Jack Smith Team

2nd Service Jack Smith Team

10/27 1st Service Jack Smith Team

2nd Service Jack Smith Team